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Raising Boys on the Farm

Here is a list of ten things I have learned raising kids on the farm. Yes, there is only ten. I could be here for days listing them all. 
  • Potty training is easy. Send them outside with the farmer and they will be peeing on all the tractor tires in NO time.
  • John Deere and Carhartt go with everything, even under a sweater vest for church on Sunday.
  • Baby gates are your friend. Use them to block every aspect of the house that you do NOT want barn boots worn. At least you will hear the sound of them falling to the ground and might just catch them before the manure hits the carpet!
  • Have two sets of boots at all times. If there is a puddle, boys will find it. If there is a lake, boys will jump in it even if that lake is really just a deep hole of cow manure.
  • Gifts are easy, just buy some tractors or cows! I have come to discover that there is no possible way to have every implement or every implement in EVERY “color”. AND by the time you think you have accomplished that massive task there will be broken ones that need to be replaced!
  • If it isn’t broken, it will be. Boys break everything, especially when they are trying to “fix” it.
  • Dirt, just get over it. You cannot possibly think that if you send a boy outside that he will stay clean. If you are going to church or town just pick him up, walk him to the car and buckle him in. Then and only then you might get to town with a clean boy.
  • Have 911 on speed dial! Chances are you will have to get a rock removed from their nose or pretty much anything else you can think of. If you hear, “watch me mom” well you either watch and be repaired to drive to the hospital or don’t watch &and pray he landed just fine (joking of course on the second one).
  • Count on EVERY picture, even those fancy professional pictures to show some new sort of bump or bruise. You might be lucky and it will show several!
  • Yes, daddy(aka farmer) will always be the preferred farmer. He drives a tractor, duh!
    [bctt tweet=”AND even if you drive a tractor too, you will never be as cool as dad.”]
    Remove ALL toilet paper from their reach!
    I repeat, REMOVE ALL TOILET PAPER FROM THEIR REACH! Otherwise you will be like this mother who has had to unplug the toilet two nights in a row and mopped the whole bathroom. I know, sometimes I am a slow learner!
     
    Of course this could apply to girls as well. Just sharing my experience from my two boys. Have anything to add to the list? Share it in the comments below!
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Krista Stauffer

Owner at Stauffer Dairy
Krista didn't grow up on a farm but fell in love with a dairy farmer and now works alongside her husband on their family dairy farm, raising five children. Despite her non-farm upbringing, she embraces farm life, enjoys gardening, and remodeling their farmhouse. She also runs a successful women's boutique, manages social media for local businesses, and serves on the board of a non-profit creamery, showcasing her dedication to entrepreneurship and community service.

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